Taste The Islands

Chef Thia creates a menu reminiscent of home with a simple tomato avocado salad, Haitian tasso de dinde - turkey sauteed in white wine, djon djon mushroom rice and a passion fruit rum punch. She shares her memories of youth in the land of kreyol.

Chef Irie explores Afro and French Caribbean cuisine with a simple celery salad, scallops in sauce chien, camarofongo (plantains) with sauteed shrimp, finished with a pineapple coconut cocktail. Co-host Lisa Lee takes us on a trip to the oldest rum factory in the world.

Chef Thia explores a variety of island breakfast options with codfish Creole and sauteed boniatos, cornmeal polenta with spinach, breakfast chicken patties and spicy hot chocolate. Co-host Lisa Lee shares her visit to three island daytime eateries.

Chef Irie takes a culinary journey through the Dutch Caribbean islands making carni stoba (beef stew), curried peanut chicken with sauteed green beans, sweet noodle cakes with warm apple compote, and a refreshing papaya cocktail. Co-host Lisa Lee visits a world class Caribbean restaurant with international influences.